Freeport-McMoRan stock sheds 2.13% and outperforms Newmont
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
Freeport-McMoRan stock sheds 2.13% and outperforms Newmont
13 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
Shares closed at $56.55 as the S&P 500 rose 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.31% to 49,499.27.
Newmont fell 2.22% to $108.62, leaving Freeport-McMoRan ahead of that peer despite its own decline in a mixed broader market session.
The stock finished 20.31% below its 52-week high of $70.97 reached on April 20, while trading volume of 14.6 million stayed below its 50-day average of 17.7 million.
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